Birthday parties are the best. DINER birthday parties are even better! Frankie turned one this year and to celebrate, we got to help his parents throw a super fun diner-themed party. With a full diner-themed menu, including a DIY hand spun milkshake station, cherry...

In honor of the Chicago Cubs’ trouncing of the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, today’s blog feature is Cal’s 1st birthday – which was a vintage baseball theme in the middle of Chicago winter! Baseball love is year round, right?? Check out of...

Introducing our Fall 2017 Apprentice…… meet Megan Taylor! She will be working in the office and helping out with our Fall 2017 events. We are so happy to have Megan joining the YNI team – she was a stand out from our summer apprentice interviews and it’s...

It was a beautiful, but rainy Sunday afternoon at Medinah Country Club when folks gathered to celebrate Danielle & Danny’s upcoming July wedding. Danielle’s mom lovingly crafted a bunch of the Chanel-inspired decor, including vases with the iconic...

I love it when we get the chance to plan events that aren’t weddings because we get to stretch our creativity muscles. Those are muscles I don’t mind working out every day. 😉 This party was so fun because we got to celebrate Will’s 1st birthday with...

100 times. Doing anything 100 times is a pretty big deal. Climb a mountain 100 times and you’re a mountaineer. Win 100 races and you’re a champion. Live 100 years and you’re a centenarian. For YNI, today marks 100 of something pretty amazing: 100 times we’ve helped...